r/somethingimade • u/BigBirdPaints • 1d ago
I made a mini Cajon
I actually made three but this one is the first one completed, on a deadline as I intend to give it to a friend for a significant birthday.
I wanted to make a nice piece of furniture and practice some woodworking skills but I don’t have much space at the moment until I can rebuild my dead shed so came up with this idea. I wanted it to be nice, I had a plan to create curved corners for a unique look. I repurposed as many materials left over from other jobs as I could, I thought I only had enough to make two but I got three! I used pine furniture boards for the bodies, the block corners are leftover staircase spindles on two and some slices of oak worktop on one (that one I’m keeping for myself!)
It actually sounds really good! Surprising amount of bass for its size plus I added a slap corner and you can turn the snare on or off. I’m not musical myself but I wanted something to tap along on while my friends jam so don’t feel left out. I just need to decide if the design warrants a strap of some sort or carry handle - let me know if you have an opinion on that
It’s been great to just pour some creativity into something, I needed that!
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u/TapeFlip187 1d ago
That's so cool! Id never heard of a Cajon! I looked it up and watched a video, now I want one haha
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u/BigBirdPaints 1d ago
Lots of people have seen them but don’t know what they’re called, I love your dedication even watching a video 🥰 thank you
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u/SophieKazoo 1d ago
That's beautiful! And now I know what a Cajon is. So thanks for helping me learn something new!